It's a good time to be in The Wanted. As if a plethora of hit singles, two successful albums and a sold out UK tour weren't enough, the US has now taken a shine to them in a big way.

So much so, in fact, that it gave their latest Stateside single 'Glad You Came' the Glee treatment, sending the original version to the upper echelons of the iTunes chart.

In the midst of their UK arena tour, we caught up with Jay McGuiness to find out how they're handling international fame.

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Congratulations on your US success - you must be pleased?
"It's all blown up quite quickly, which we didn't expect! We've been lucky that we've had a lot of radio support, which we've been told has happened purely because they like the song. We're grateful they're taking a shot on us! It feels very weird to talk about."

It must feel good to know it's about the music above anything else?
"I feel like America is a totally fresh start for us - we can start all over again. Everyone has been so nice to us! We were nervous that people were expecting us to dance and not swear, but being our clumsy selves seems to have worked to our advantage for some reason! I feel quite comfortable out there."

One Direction are having a lot of success out there too; what do you think it is about British boybands that is appealing to the US?
"Slick routines and matching clothes used to be part of a successful boyband, and the music from the likes of Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync was brilliant, but their image never evolved. I think that's why the scene died out. Not being too perfect seems to be working for us, although some people out there really hate it."

What have you done to upset them?
"Someone asked us if we had ever slept with a fan and we said we had. They seemed genuinely gobsmacked - probably because they think all our fans are very young girls, which they aren't!"

Is there any rivalry with the One Direction boys?
"We're really, really happy for them. They're nothing like us so there is no rivalry! They own that whole Bieber-style mania, and they all look perfect - we could never do that. We both have our place, and you can't help but wish guys that you genuinely like all the best."

'Glad You Came' recently featured on Glee - what did you make of their take on the song?
"That was mad - it was kind of what I expected but a complete surprise at the same time. I've always seen 'Glad You Came' as a massive party song, so to see it with a slick and seamless dance routine was strange, but I enjoyed watching it."

What other Wanted song would you like to see them perform?
"Can I say two? Either 'All Time Low' because it's where it all started for us, or 'Warzone', because it's a badass song. I think it's one of the coolest things we've ever done and it was down to Max and Nate, so I'm basically a smug dad."

What's the plan for a US album release?
"We've recorded some new songs with Ryan Tedder (One Republic), which sound great - we all got on very well! We're going to keep focusing on releasing singles for now, but my guess would be we'll take some songs from the first album, some from the second and add some new ones in too, just so everyone is on the same page."

How does your current UK arena tour compare?
"It's absolutely amazing. We've come from doing some small gigs in the US and we're reminded of how awesome our UK fans are. Normally there are loads of filthy banners being held up during our show, but recently we've had ones saying how proud they are of us. It's very heart-warming!"

We know you're not a fan of dance routines; have you been made to do any on this tour?
"There's some little bits, but not really. We're getting quite good at bounding around like 2-year-olds now!"

What are your plans post-tour?
"We're back to the US very briefly to do some more TV. Then we're back to south-east Asia for some shows. Basically, my mum is going to only see me on the TV now!"

The Wanted are touring the UK now. Watch the music video for 'Glad You Came' below: